U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with BlackRock Inc executive Rick Rieder in New York on Friday, as the Trump administration continued its search for a new chair for the Federal Reserve, a source familiar with the matter said. Bessent has now spoken with four of the 11 candidates on the administration's list of candidates to replace Fed chair Jerome Powell, whose term expires in May, the source said. Bloomberg first reported Bessent's meeting with Rieder, BlackRock's CIO of fixed income, and called him a rising contender for the post. The two met for two hours and discussed...
Silver prices (XAG/USD) are still holding on to gains. The white metal is showing strength as the US Dollar (USD) continues to slide amid the escalating trade war between the United States (US) and China. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback against a basket of six major currencies, fell near 99.60.China has raised import duties on US products to 125%, matching President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff hikes in retaliation.Until this News Release, Silver Price is at $ 32,199 Source: Newsmaker.id
Silver (XAG/USD) prices continued to hold Friday's gains near $32.30 during European trading hours on Monday (4/14). The white metal showed strength as the US Dollar (USD) continued to slide amid the escalating trade war between the United States (US) and China. China has raised import duties on US products to 125%, matching President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff hike in retaliation. Such a scenario is not favorable for the US economy, given that the impact of higher tariffs will be borne by domestic importers. Such an event is expected to cause a significant decline in household...
Gold (XAU/USD) price declined after hitting a new record high on Monday (4/14) and traded with a mild negative bias around the $3,220 area during the first half of the European session. The positive sentiment around the equity markets prompted profit-taking around the precious metal amid slightly overbought conditions on the daily chart. Source: Newsmaker.id
Silver prices fell on Monday (4/14) as trade tensions eased after U.S. President Donald Trump exempted smartphones and computers from "reciprocal" U.S. tariffs. The White House announced exemptions from the high reciprocal tariffs on Friday. However, Trump reiterated on Sunday his administration's latest message that exemptions for smartphones and computers from its reciprocal tariffs on China would be short-lived. Source: Newsmaker.id
Gold tended to move sideways at the start of the Asian session on Monday (4/14) as the market considered the latest US trade news from President Donald Trump, who has turned to safe assets amid growing confusion over his tariff agenda. Source: Newsmaker.id
Asia-Pacific markets traded higher, tracking Wall Street gains overnight.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.41% after hitting a fresh record high on Thursday, while the Topix added 0.61%. South...
Both the STOXX 50 and STOXX 600 hovered around the flatline on Friday, as investors adopted a cautious stance ahead of further developments in trade talks between US President Trump and Chinese...
Poland rejected on Friday a suggestion by Donald Trump that Russian drone incursions into its airspace could have been a mistake, a rare contradiction of the U.S. president from one of Washington's...